Do you think people have forgotten the real reason behind Christmas?And why?

Answer 1

Yes, it is sad. Jesus was born. But we must not mistake him beeing that baby child, meek and mild. He is all powerful God, my Lord and Savior. I will serve him here, run His errands, and follow Him to the Father's house when is the time.

Why, I do not think people really understand what they are up agianst. They think that they can make their own rules. As we have a lot of choices here on the earth, there is only two choices what comes to eternity. I choose to be with God.

Answer 2

People have not forgotten the real reason of Christmas...It just suits them better to ignore it. I immigrated here 15 years ago ..to find Hallmark had hijacked all the holidays, even adding some ( like bosses day) to fill in the lulls. I dont have to buy into the madness

I can spend December (. early Christian church/not Catholic used a day already available when worshipping, christainty used to = death) writting a shopping list of 'hottest' items to buy fo on my already over indulged 3 kids.
Or I can get a few meaningful items wrap them, and decide which Mass we are going to attend this year with my Family , Midnight or Family Mass next morning. I also have my children set up the nativity crib and the yougest child places Jesus inthe Manger after Mass.I wish my friends and family A happy Christmas and spend the day calling my family over seas and here wishing everyone the same. I choose not to forget to keep Christ in Christmas....and Easter...no bunny rabbits laying eggs around the Cross last time I checked.!!.. Church is the focus of the holidays not the Mall..and some great food too.The rest just fits into place.

Answer 3

I am going to get slammed for this one...I really do think people have forgotten the true meaning of Christmas, because they Christianized another Pagan Holiday, Winter Solstice or Yule. At this time of the year, the Goddess is heavy with her son, the God. When the night is longest and darkest, she gives birth to the Sun Child, and hope and light are reborn into the world. There is a lot of confusion about when Jesus was born but most sources agree that it wasn't December at all but rather, closer to March. See references below.

Answer 4

No. I think people are now fully aware that Christmas was invented by the newly Christianised Roman Empire so that local Pagans would convert.

Like Easter, Christmas is a Christianised Pagan festival. It is based around the festival of Yule, which was a celebration of the begining of the end of winter. It began on the Winter Solstice and went on for 12 days, hence the song. I also read somwhere that Dec 25th was the day Mithras was born. A deity who was worshiped from the 1st century BC.

Answer 5

Many have. It is sad that due to the PC brigade and immigration the true Christmas has gone. How can it be special when schools are not allowed to have nativity plays as it may upset ethnic minorities. How are children going to learn about the real meaning of Christmas when Christmas cards have to say festive or similar. We have allowed the businesses and this PC government to destroy Christianity in the UK. It should be part of school to be taught the true story of Christmas. If you don't like it live some other place.

Answer 6

Christmas isn't necessarily associated with religion anymore but a lot of people have got the right idea when they say it's all about the kids! They're faces on Christmas morning is priceless and it's a good time to find the inner child in you, too! However, I still go to Church on Christmas Eve because it's become a tradition round mine - after all, that's what it's really all about. Without Him, there wouldn't be a Christmas...would there?

Answer 7

The winter holiday was originally pagan. The Catholic chuch simply redefined it as Christ's birthday - brilliant move, actually, since people did not want to give up their holiday. This way, they keep the celebration, and presto, they're Catholic too!

Clever.

I love Christmas. It isn't Christ's birthday, though. It's an orgy of selfishness and gimme, gimme, gimme. With a bit of family fun, tossed in.

NOW... the history lesson I just gave is no excuse to get rid of Christ. Some people are confused by this. But my feeling is that our culture has defined him as the basic ingredient in the holiday, and that should be respected a little bit. Just for a moment. Right?

Answer 8

As Sterling said here. It is a pagan ritual based on the solstice. It was adopted and converted by the Roman Catholic church many years ago along with many others like easter and lent etc.

The Christmas Holiday is the Saturn worship holiday called Saturnalia. It is a pagan feast and ritual time.

The Christmas of today with decorations, turkey etc, was adopted by the country because of Charles Dickes Christmas STory book. Queen Victoria like it so much she ordered it to become the official format for celebrating Christmas.

The giving and reciving gifts came about becuae of Santa Claus aka Saint Nicholas who actually got his sainthood and reputation becuase he once threw two bags of gold into the window of a poor persons house because he did not want them to continue prostituting their two young daughters.

Jesus Christ was actually born on December 11 3BC at about 7pm EST. He wasn't born on December 25th at all.

Answer 9

Christmas is in your heart, it really has nothing to do with the day on the calendar (scholars do believe Jesus was actually born in the spring). If more people celebrated how they feel during December all year long, the world might just be a little better off. God bless!

Answer 10

Yes. People have been made to try to forget. Nowadays it's all about not offending people who are not Christians. Screw that. No one can say "Merry Christmas" anymore at their workplace; it's now "Happy Holidays". Who cares if a few are offended? The mass retailers aren't helping anything, either. Everyone now thinks it's all about stuffing yourself with food and getting a lot of presents. Sad.